The Hershey Company (HSY) Q3 2022 Earnings Call Transcript

The Hershey Company (NYSE:HSY) Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call November 4, 2022 8:30 AM ET

Company Participants

Melissa A. Poole – Vice President-Investor Relations

Michele Buck – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Steve Voskuil – Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Conference Call Participants

Andrew Lazar – Barclays

Bryan Spillane – Bank of America

Michael Lavery – Piper Sandler

Robert Moskow – Credit Suisse

Ken Goldman – J.P. Morgan

Alexia Howard – Bernstein

Pamela Kaufman – Morgan Stanley

Nick Modi – RBC

Jason English – Goldman Sachs

Chris Growe – Stifel

Cody Ross – UBS

Jonathan Feeney – Consumer Edge

David Palmer – Evercore ISI

Operator

Greetings and welcome to The Hershey Company Third Quarter 2021 Question-and-Answer Session. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn this call over to your host, Ms. Melissa A. Poole, Vice President, Investor Relations for The Hershey Company. Thank you. You may begin.

Melissa A. Poole

Good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today for the Hershey Company's third quarter 2022 earnings Q&A Session. I hope everyone has had the chance to read our press release and listen to our pre-recorded management remarks, both of which are available on our website. In addition, we have posted a transcript of the prerecorded remarks. At the conclusion of today's live Q&A Session, we will also post the transcript and audio replay of this call.

Please note that during today's Q&A Session, we may make forward-looking statements that are subject to various risks and uncertainties. These statements include expectations and assumptions regarding the company's future operations and financial performance. Actual results could differ materially from those projected. The company undertakes no obligation to update these statements based on subsequent events. A detailed listing of such risks and uncertainties can be found in today's press release and the company's SEC filings.

Finally, please note that we may refer to certain non-GAAP financial measures that we believe will provide useful information for investors. The presentation of this information is not intended to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the financial information presented in accordance with GAAP. Reconciliations to the GAAP results are included in this morning's press release.

Joining me today are Hershey's Chairman and CEO, Michele Buck; and Hershey's Senior Vice President and CFO, Steve Voskuil.